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New Hampshire Building Permits

Local enforcement; no state "backstop" for towns.

How Building Permits Work in New Hampshire

The state mandates a statewide code but does not provide permitting services. If a town does not have a local building inspector, the state does not step in to fill the gap; instead, the builder is legally required to follow the code but there is no state-level permit issuance or inspection.

Model: State-Mandated

100 jurisdictions with permitting contact information.

Cities (100)

A

Alton, NH(Belknap County)Amherst, NH(Hillsborough County)Antrim, NH(Hillsborough County)Ashland, NH(Grafton County)

B

Bartlett, NH(Carroll County)Belmont, NH(Belknap County)Bennington, NH(Hillsborough County)Berlin, NH(Coos County)Bethlehem, NH(Grafton County)Blodgett Landing, NH(Merrimack County)Bradford, NH(Merrimack County)Bristol, NH(Grafton County)

C

Canaan, NH(Grafton County)Center Ossipee, NH(Carroll County)Center Sandwich, NH(Carroll County)Charlestown, NH(Sullivan County)Claremont, NH(Sullivan County)Colebrook, NH(Coos County)Concord, NH(Merrimack County)Contoocook, NH(Merrimack County)Conway, NH(Carroll County)

D

Derry, NH(Rockingham County)Dover, NH(Strafford County)Durham, NH(Strafford County)

E

East Merrimack, NH(Hillsborough County)Enfield, NH(Grafton County)Epping, NH(Rockingham County)Exeter, NH(Rockingham County)

F

Farmington, NH(Strafford County)Francestown, NH(Hillsborough County)Franklin, NH(Merrimack County)

G

Goffstown, NH(Hillsborough County)Gorham, NH(Coos County)Greenville, NH(Hillsborough County)Groveton, NH(Coos County)

H

Hampton Beach, NH(Rockingham County)Hampton, NH(Rockingham County)Hancock, NH(Hillsborough County)Hanover, NH(Grafton County)Henniker, NH(Merrimack County)Hillsborough, NH(Hillsborough County)Hinsdale, NH(Cheshire County)Hooksett, NH(Merrimack County)Hudson, NH(Hillsborough County)

J

Jaffrey, NH(Cheshire County)

K

Keene, NH(Cheshire County)Klondike Corner, NH(Hillsborough County)

L

Laconia, NH(Belknap County)Lancaster, NH(Coos County)Lebanon, NH(Grafton County)Lincoln, NH(Grafton County)Lisbon, NH(Grafton County)Littleton, NH(Grafton County)Londonderry, NH(Rockingham County)Loudon, NH(Merrimack County)

M

Manchester, NH(Hillsborough County)Marlborough, NH(Cheshire County)Melvin, NH(Carroll County)Meredith, NH(Belknap County)Milford, NH(Hillsborough County)Milton Mills, NH(Strafford County)Milton, NH(Strafford County)Mountain Lakes, NH(Grafton County)

N

Nashua, NH(Hillsborough County)New Boston, NH(Hillsborough County)New Hampton, NH(Belknap County)New London, NH(Merrimack County)Newfields, NH(Rockingham County)Newmarket, NH(Rockingham County)Newport, NH(Sullivan County)North Conway, NH(Carroll County)North Haverhill, NH(Grafton County)North Walpole, NH(Cheshire County)North Woodstock, NH(Grafton County)

P

Peterborough, NH(Hillsborough County)Pinardville, NH(Hillsborough County)Pittsfield, NH(Merrimack County)Plainfield, NH(Sullivan County)Plymouth, NH(Grafton County)Portsmouth, NH(Rockingham County)

R

Raymond, NH(Rockingham County)Rochester, NH(Strafford County)

S

Sanbornville, NH(Carroll County)Seabrook Beach, NH(Rockingham County)Somersworth, NH(Strafford County)South Hooksett, NH(Merrimack County)Suissevale, NH(Carroll County)Suncook, NH(Merrimack County)

T

Tilton Northfield, NH(Belknap County)Troy, NH(Cheshire County)

U

Union, NH(Carroll County)

W

Walpole, NH(Cheshire County)Warner, NH(Merrimack County)West Stewartstown, NH(Coos County)West Swanzey, NH(Cheshire County)Whitefield, NH(Coos County)Wilton, NH(Hillsborough County)Winchester, NH(Cheshire County)Wolfeboro, NH(Carroll County)Woodsville, NH(Grafton County)

Other Jurisdictions (10)

These jurisdictions do not issue building permits directly. Enter your project address to find the correct permitting authority.

Belknap County, NH(Belknap County)Carroll County, NH(Carroll County)Cheshire County, NH(Cheshire County)Coos County, NH(Coos County)Grafton County, NH(Grafton County)Hillsborough County, NH(Hillsborough County)Merrimack County, NH(Merrimack County)Rockingham County, NH(Rockingham County)Strafford County, NH(Strafford County)Sullivan County, NH(Sullivan County)